Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A review on marine cage aquaculture

摘要

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia occupies approximately 80 percent of the Arabian Peninsula surface area. The Kingdom has a good potential for fish farming considering the advantages offered by favourable climatic conditions, availability of land and water, and an expanding national market. By virtue of its position between the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea, the country has a rich diversity of finfish and shellfish species. Some of the endemic species have been identified as potential and suitable aquaculture candidates. The combined coastline of the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf extends approximately to 2 400 kilometres. The Ministry of Agriculture has identified marine as well as freshwater aquaculture as an important economic sector for the provision of fish and fish products to the national and export markets and provides support to its further development.